Former CM demands suspension of school teacher on hijab controversy
The Hindu
The government should not wait any longer as otherwise it will trigger similar incidents and lead to law and order problem, says Narayanasamy
Urging Chief Minister N. Rangasamy to crack the whip on the rise of religious extremism in the Union Territory, former Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy said the Education Department should suspend the government school teacher at Ariyankuppam who raised objection to a Muslim girl wearing hijab.
In a virtual statement, the Congress leader said the teacher should be suspended immediately. “Even days after the incident, no action has been initiated against the teacher. The government should not wait any longer as otherwise it will trigger similar incidents and lead to law and order problem like what happened in Karnataka over hijab controversy. The Chief Minister should not allow communal forces to raise their head in Union Territory,” he said.
With the clock ticking down to the Lok Sabha election counting day on Tuesday, opposing fronts are perceptibly edgy and poised to continue the rancorous skirmishing that marked the campaign season in Kerala. The United Democratic Front, led by the Congress, is seemingly basking in the “interim victory” granted by various exit polls. The UDF discerns that its poll strategy of turning the polls foremostly into a damning referendum on the Left Democratic Front government’s perceived failures rather than BJP’s “divisive politics” at the national level stood a fighting chance of paying off.